kevinmcsherry

New work. This started out as just the head and it grew. I used this one to play with text -I just loved the way I could get right in and adjust the scripty word, 'Tae' until I was happy.
Vector plus textures and a little work in Pixel mode. Anyway, I hope you like it. And do go to Scotland to see the famous 'Tobermory Floaties'.

Another fantastic piece of work. Great every time.

Bright RGB colours will become dull when converted to CMYK, but I wouldn't expect dull CMYK colours to become bright when converted in the opposite direction.
 
 
It's t'other way around, Kevin. CMYK has a (much) smaller gamut than RGB, which is why bright colours become dull on conversion; Hexachrome (CMYKOG) was developed to address this problem, with bright orange and green added to the mix.

What he said!
 

It’s possible that you’re suffering from blendmodes acting differently in RGB vs CMYK? Without looking at the file I’m just guessing, but ultimately if you’re able to work and get the results you’re after then that’s good  Conversion to RGB at output stage will render the document in CMYK then convert the result so it won’t be affected by blendmodes acting differently in the document draw 

New work. This started out as just the head and it grew. I used this one to play with text -I just loved the way I could get right in and adjust the scripty word, 'Tae' until I was happy.
Vector plus textures and a little work in Pixel mode. Anyway, I hope you like it. And do go to Scotland to see the famous 'Tobermory Floaties'.

A reworking of another old illustration image in AD. Turns out I did the whole thing in CMYK and had to convert to RGB for web display at the end. I tried converting the AD file to RGB and it looked horrible (the colours suddenly looked too bright and unsubtle), so I didn't save it. It worked better when I converted the finished JPEB in AP. Would that be the proper way to convert?

Thanks Matt ,
In fact, I did convert in document setup and that's where I found the changeover of colour space jarring. I'm not absolutely clear on why this happens but I did read somewhere that RGB doesn't have the range of colour that CMYK does. I've attached a comparison screenshot. CMYK at left and RGB at right. I don't think this is a problem with AD -it's just choosing which space to work in?
Looks like I should be working in CMYK...I'm more used to acrylics!
I'll get there. All the best,
Kevin


 

A reworking of another old illustration image in AD. Turns out I did the whole thing in CMYK and had to convert to RGB for web display at the end. I tried converting the AD file to RGB and it looked horrible (the colours suddenly looked too bright and unsubtle), so I didn't save it. It worked better when I converted the finished JPEB in AP. Would that be the proper way to convert?

Nice pic Kevin

A reworking of another old illustration image in AD. Turns out I did the whole thing in CMYK and had to convert to RGB for web display at the end. I tried converting the AD file to RGB and it looked horrible (the colours suddenly looked too bright and unsubtle), so I didn't save it. It worked better when I converted the finished JPEB in AP. Would that be the proper way to convert?

Just thought I would share this one
 
Experimenting with a new set of brushes [fur and vegetation] and combining AD elements into AP
 
Original Size A4 (300 dpi)
 

New work. This started out as just the head and it grew. I used this one to play with text -I just loved the way I could get right in and adjust the scripty word, 'Tae' until I was happy.
Vector plus textures and a little work in Pixel mode. Anyway, I hope you like it. And do go to Scotland to see the famous 'Tobermory Floaties'.

Most perceptive, most perceptive...*strokes chin and backs out of room*
:)

I did an illustration in acrylics more than twenty years ago and just decided to recreate it as a vector image.
It took me half the time to make it. I'm thoroughly convinced!
Kevin

Honestly my favorite thing I have seen posted on this site so far. Maybe not technically the most detailed, but the message and delivery absolutely wonderful!

I did an illustration in acrylics more than twenty years ago and just decided to recreate it as a vector image.
It took me half the time to make it. I'm thoroughly convinced!
Kevin

I did an illustration in acrylics more than twenty years ago and just decided to recreate it as a vector image.
It took me half the time to make it. I'm thoroughly convinced!
Kevin

@Puck, thank you!
Here's the vector "wireframe" of this work, and ... so maaaany layers
 

I thought No 2 was an actual ad. Very nice. I expect to see it on a 48 sheet around town soon.

Holy smoke, this is brilliant! What a great composition and end result, love the use of textures.
 
George

All expressed in 4 colors. Excellent. I like this 50s style.

Another great Vespa Poster. All smooth curves though except for the wheels? Ah, I got it: represents motion, right? Well, that's my interpretation anyway.

A 'vintage' retro poster for a poster/print for my special interest site www.scooterissimo.club I couldn't imagine pillion passengers riding sidesaddle on a motorbike now but they used to do this...
 

A 'vintage' retro poster for a poster/print for my special interest site www.scooterissimo.club I couldn't imagine pillion passengers riding sidesaddle on a motorbike now but they used to do this...